Noa Levanon Klein is a doctoral candidate in the Conflict Management department at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), where she studies negotiations between state governments and non-state actors. Her other research interests include post-conflict reconciliation, international intervention and conflict at holy sites. Prior to moving to Washington, Noa worked in Israeli media and served as a lieutenant in the Israel Defense Forces in a unit responsible for military-to-military cooperation. She holds an A.B. from Princeton University and an M.A. from the departments of International Relations and Conflict Research, Management & Resolution at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.